Queen Kapi’olani was very fond of Hawaiian feather work and commonly incorporated it into her gowns. most famously was her azure “pikake/peacock gown” and her black and yellow “mamo gown” which used long feather leis made from the golden feathers of mamo birds
in Lili’uokalani’s book, Queen Lili’uokalani described the gowns as “eye catching” and mesmerizing towards other royals at the events scheduled by Victoria
during Victoria’s presence for the events at the abbey, she is depicted in the westminister abbey painting. photos reveal she wore a gown known for it’s hawaiian plant motifs: [https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/queen-kapiolani-of-hawaii.html?sortBy=relevant](https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/queen-kapiolani-of-hawaii.html?sortBy=relevant)
so, she had her Peacock gown, her Mamo lei gown, and her Hawaiian plants gown
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[https://imagesofoldhawaii.com/queen-kapiolani](https://imagesofoldhawaii.com/queen-kapiolani) – link to a bio about her
Queen Kapi’olani was very fond of Hawaiian feather work and commonly incorporated it into her gowns. most famously was her azure “pikake/peacock gown” and her black and yellow “mamo gown” which used long feather leis made from the golden feathers of mamo birds
in Lili’uokalani’s book, Queen Lili’uokalani described the gowns as “eye catching” and mesmerizing towards other royals at the events scheduled by Victoria
during Victoria’s presence for the events at the abbey, she is depicted in the westminister abbey painting. photos reveal she wore a gown known for it’s hawaiian plant motifs: [https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/queen-kapiolani-of-hawaii.html?sortBy=relevant](https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/queen-kapiolani-of-hawaii.html?sortBy=relevant)
so, she had her Peacock gown, her Mamo lei gown, and her Hawaiian plants gown
Lili’uokalani also had a gown, made with ostrich feathers, used during her coronation as queen: [https://blog.polynesia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Queen_Liliuokalani-1891-courtesy-of-Ke-Ola-Magazine.jpg](https://blog.polynesia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Queen_Liliuokalani-1891-courtesy-of-Ke-Ola-Magazine.jpg)
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